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What They Say Galaxy Club in the Netherlands reported a couple of new Samsung Korean patents that show how a smartphone screen could have several zones that could be updated at different refresh rates. What We Think This is an intriguing idea. I’m assuming that the different zones would be fixed and not variable – … Read more
What They Say BMW has shown a Mini concept, the Aceman that is an ‘all electric crossover model’. The concept includes a large circular OLED and a projector that can put designs on the dashboard as well as data such as maps or messages and navigation prompts. What We Think This is an intriguing display. … Read more
According to Omdia’s smartphone preliminary shipment report for the second quarter of 2022, global smartphone shipments totaled 293.7 million units, a decrease of 3.2% compared to the same period last year – and a 4.6% decrease compared to the previous quarter. Although the growth rate from the same period of the previous year was significantly … Read more
Worldwide tablet shipments reached 40.5 million units during the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), posting year-over-year growth of 0.15%, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Smoother deployments into education projects and several promotional sales, such as the “618” online promotion days in China and Amazon’s … Read more
Have you been wondering what’s happening these days in the education arena, PCSE (post-covid shutdown era)? This series of four articles spotlights some of the most recent post-pandemic downtrends now taking shape in K12 and/or university settings. In our last installment, we focused one two of the key input/output stresses challenging educators these days: the … Read more
Inflation has gripped household budgets and consumer sentiment is on the decline, yet mobile computing demand persists as user behaviors favor hybrid work and tablet shipments continue to outpace pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. Tablet demand in Q2 2022 followed this pattern of higher shipments for premium and detachable tablets, … Read more
XRAI Glass announces the launch of the public preview of its revolutionary technology. XRAI Glass is a pioneering software product with a mission to enrich conversation for hundreds of millions of people1 around the world who are deaf or have hearing loss. Users wearing phone-tethered augmented reality (AR) smart glasses will be able to read … Read more
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 8.7% year over year in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter of decline for the smartphone market as shipments fell to 286.0 million units in the quarter, about 3.5% lower … Read more
What They Say Meta reported that in Q2 2022 its Reality Labs Division lost $2.9 billion in Q2 2022. Revenue was down by 35% from Q1 at $452 million. Despite the losses, CEO Mark Zuckerberg remains optimistic about the future of the metaverse and said, “This is a very expensive undertaking over the next several … Read more
According to new research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments fell -7% YoY to 291 million units in Q2 2022. Samsung topped the global smartphone market with a healthy 22% share in Q2 2022. Apple ranked the second place with 16% share, the highest second quarter performance over the past ten years. Xiaomi, OPPO (including … Read more
After undergoing both DXOMARK Camera & Display quality tests, the Google Pixel 6a demonstrated an excellent performance in camera (2nd position in DXOMARK High-End camera ranking, just behind the Google Pixel 6) enabling Google to rank its two devices in the top 2 of the segment, and a good display performance (4th position in DXOMARK … Read more
Samsung Electronics reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company posted consolidated revenue of KRW 77.2 trillion, a record for the second-quarter, and operating profit of KRW 14.1 trillion, a 12% increase from a year earlier. The DS (Device Solutions) Division reported a historical high in quarterly revenue for the … Read more
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